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Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(March 18)

• Lana Turner performances and awards - blurb and lead say "over fifty films during her career, which spanned four decades." but the list suggests she made her first film appearance in the 1930s and her last in the 1990s, so isn't that six different decades? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 21:26, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

• The wording is unique, in the fact it says "the filmography includes more than fifty films during her career, which spanned four decades". Doesn't claim she made them in that count. The 1994 That's Entertainment! III is just clips of many MGM stars from various previously released MGM movies. Other than that, I don't know. — Maile (talk) 22:40, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

• Spectacular non-answer. Her list says she has films in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. I would suggest that any which way you try to spin this, the current wording is utterly fallacious. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 22:47, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

The Lana Turner article says: "In 1980, Turner made her final feature-film appearance alongside Teri Garr in the comedy horror film Witches Brew." Including Witches' Brew (1980), the article lists 55 films; so I'd say "over fifty films during her career" is correct. The article also says that she was "Active 1937–1985", which is 6 different decades. But I guess the word "spanned" means "included four complete decades"? If so, that's also correct? Is it the use of the word "spanned" that is contentious? Martinevans123 (talk) 23:07, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

This all very odd. She has a filmography listed on the main page where she clearly has "featured" in films in at least six decades. You all can work this out but it's obviously not correct. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:32, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

I believe what you are seeing is that she had films in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s - which is six decades. But what the blurb has actually done is a mathematical 1982 minus 1936 (the year before her first film) is 46 years. — Maile (talk) 23:43, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Why don’t we rephrase it to say "more than fifty films during her 46-year career"? Schwede66 00:02, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

It's all a bit "too little too late" now, the error was there all day, and the clear, overt procrastination here rather than solving the issue has been a complete waste of time. (PS "1982 minus 1936 (the year before her first film) is 46 years." that's nonsense, the "decades" are the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, so please think harder next time, or at least advocate a less ambiguous and less inaccurate phrasing). The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 00:18, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Who can explain what "spanned four decades" is intended to mean? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:32, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

You're focusing on one definition of decade. A decade can be any period of 10 years, not just those 0-9. GreatCaesarsGhost 14:01, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Monday's FL

(March 14)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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